De Sousa L, Bonoli S, Quiroga M, Parrilla P
Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad de Oriente, Núcleo Anzoátegui, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 1996 Mar-Apr;38(2):147-52. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46651996000200010.
Scorpion stings were surveyed in the Montes Municipality of the State of Sucre, Venezuela, aiming to extend the information on these poisonous accidents by characterizing their geographic distribution. From 1980 to 1990, 184 cases of scorpion stings were recorded with an incidence rate of 38.6 cases per 10,000 inhabitants. The locality of San Fernando presented the highest incidence (68.3/1000) of poisonous accidents. The highest percentages of severe cases were recorded in the towns of Arenas (27%), San Lorenzo (21%), and Cocollar (19%), which are located at the foot of the Turimiquire Mountains. This region is a dispersion area of scorpions of the Tityus genus. Our results show that this region of the State of Sucre is endemic for scorpion stings which are an important public health problem.
对委内瑞拉苏克雷州蒙特斯市的蝎子蜇伤情况进行了调查，旨在通过描述其地理分布来扩展有关这些中毒事故的信息。1980年至1990年期间，共记录了184例蝎子蜇伤病例，发病率为每10000名居民中有38.6例。圣费尔南多地区的中毒事故发生率最高（68.3/1000）。重症病例比例最高的是位于图里米基尔山脚下的阿雷纳斯镇（27%）、圣洛伦索镇（21%）和科科拉尔镇（19%）。该地区是蒂尤斯属蝎子的分布区域。我们的结果表明，苏克雷州的这一地区是蝎子蜇伤的地方性流行区，这是一个重要的公共卫生问题。
